CVE-2023-47121
Discourse SSRF vulnerability in Embedding
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, the embedding feature is susceptible to server side request forgery. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. As a workaround, disable the Embedding feature.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Discourse SSRF vulnerability in Embedding
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, the embedding feature is susceptible to server side request forgery. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. As a workaround, disable the Embedding feature.
- Record
CVE-2023-47121- CVSS 3.1
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-51264
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, the embedding feature is susceptible to server side request forgery. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. As a workaround, disable the Embedding feature.
- Record
EUVD-2023-51264- CVSS 3.1
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, the embedding feature is susceptible to server side request forgery. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. As a workaround, disable the Embedding feature.
- Record
CVE-2023-47121- CVSS 3.1
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Discourse SSRF vulnerability in Embedding
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, the embedding feature is susceptible to server side request forgery. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. As a workaround, disable the Embedding feature.
- Record
CVE-2023-47121- CVSS 3.1
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-discourse-2023-47121 No score
Discourse SSRF vulnerability in Embedding
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, the embedding feature is susceptible to server side request forgery. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. As a workaround, disable the Embedding feature.
- Record
BIT-discourse-2023-47121- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
discourseBitnami |
before 3.2.0 | 3.2.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-47121 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.4) in Discourse, published November 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in discourse 3.2.0.
References
github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-hp24-94qf-8cgc
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47121